RECOGNIZING ISLAM RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST

Recent crises in the Middle East have flooded the media with sensationalist and inaccurate portraits of Islam. This revised edition of Gilsenan's classic work shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisibl...

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Main Author: Gilsenan, Michael (Author)
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London I.B. Tauris Publishers 2000
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Summary:Recent crises in the Middle East have flooded the media with sensationalist and inaccurate portraits of Islam. This revised edition of Gilsenan's classic work shows that Islam covers a multitude of forms and practices which are woven into daily existence in complex and sometimes almost invisible ways. Gilsenan explores a variety of social worlds all claiming Islamic affiliation: the feudal aristocracy of northern Lebanon, the working class Sufi brotherhoods of Egypt, and the new bourgeoisies of Algeria and Morocco
Physical Description:viii, 288 pages 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1860644090